Crankshaft milling machine



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CRANKSHAFT MILLING MACHINE Filed oct. 3, 193e slsheetswsheet 8 lla 5b 12 Patented May 24, 1938 cnANKsHAF'r MILLING MAcHmE Newman M. Marsilius, Bridgeport, Conn., assignor, by mesne assignments, to The Bridgeport -Bronze Company, Bridgeport, Conn.. a corporation of Connecticut Application October 3, 1936, Serial No.- 103,831

11 Claims.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in milling machines such for instance as are provided with sveral rotary milling units designed for simultaneously performing specific operations uponA a single piece of work.

An object of the invention is to provide a4 simplified though durable type of milling machine adapted for performing several ,operations on a single piece of work such for instance as an automobile engine crank shaft. Further to provide a milling machine of the type designated wherein the .several cutters are arranged at different angles with respect to each other, so as to perform longitudinal and cross milling operations.

Another feature of the invention is to provide a reciprocatory table carrying a head stock, a tail Astock and oil-pan for mounting the work piece; toprovide spaced apart cutters mounted upon separate though aligned vertical spindles for performing similar milling operations upon opposite sides of a work piece, -also to provide slide means whereby the several milling cutters are automatically fed to and from the work piece so that the several operationsupon the said work piece may be quickly performed.

As will be apparent to those familiar with ma chine shop practice, it is rst necessary for the finishing of a piece of work, to provide upon each like piece suitable centers, spots, or other forms of surface markings, to be gripped, so asto insure proper and similar-engagement of the chucking tools of finishing machines for following operations. r In most lathe work of this character the work pieces to be turned or milled are first provided with centers upon each endfor the engagement of the points of the head stock and tail stock. Insome classes of work, for instance an automobile crank shaft, such as are commonly made of steel forgings, and very irregular in shape, it is also necessary in addition to providing end centers to mill cifsides of the cheeks of the cranks of the pieces so that Same may be reduced to uniform size for chucking in other machines for additional milling and turning operations and whereby the same may be uniformly and accurately performed.

With the above and other 'objects in view the invention consists of,the improved special4 type of multiple milling machine and its parts and combinations as set forth in the claims, and all equivalents thereof.

In the accompanying drawings in whichthe same reference characters indicate the same parts in alll of the views:V

i Fig. 'l shows afront 'elevation of a-simplied 'accommodate a reciprocatory work table form of my improved milling machine including its two electric motor drives, the oil and chip pan being broken away.

Fig. 2 shows a rear sectional elevation as seen from the opposite side of that shown in Fig. 1, one motor being broken away.

Fig. 3 shows a longitudinal sectional view taken on line 3-3 of Fig. 4 looking in the ysame forward direction as Fig. 2, more clearly illustrating the `drive shafts and cams for operating the two vertically movable rotary cutters carrying slides.

-Fig. 4 shows a sectional plan view on an enlarged scale taken on line 4 4 of Fig. 1.

Fig'..5 is a vertical cross section on an enlarged scale, see line 5, Fig. l, through the center of the machine showing the two vertically aligned cutter spindles with a piece of work positioned therebetween as in theact of being milled.

Fig. 6 shows a vertical cross section, see line 6, Fig. 1, through the horizontal reciprocatory work table, its bed, a crank shaft mounted on the table and illustratingA the crankshaft chucking device and one of the horizontal spindles with cutters. Y

Fig. 7 shows a somewhat similar cross sectional view, on an enlarged scale, better to illustrate the chucks for the crank shaft and means for ad'- justing the chucks.

Fig. 8 illustrates a front view, on an enlarged scale, of an automobile motor crank shaft chucked for milling operations such as my machine is' designed to perform.

Fig. 9 is the detail of the central vportion of the crank shaft as shown in Fig. 8, better tol illustrate the work of the side milling cutters shown in Figs.

1, 5, and 8.

Fig. l0 shows a frontelevation, somewhat like i Fig. 1, of a modified form of my improved crank shaft milling machine wherein the intermediate y side millers are arranged to operate on the rear side of the crank shaft, and

Fig. 11 shows a. central vertical cross section, somewhat like Fig. 5, though taken on line I I `I I of Fig. 10 illustrating the modified structure.

Referring in detail to the characters of reference marked upon the drawings, Il indicates the base which is of an elongated shape in which the several parts' of the machine are mounted. These parts include an elongated bed l5v having a' longitudinal dovetail way I6 in its top surface to I8, carrying an oil and chip pan. I1. The base also supports two columns I9--I9 which are alike in construction.,` design, and purpose, and -are secured to the bed on` opposite sides olf; an intermediate bed iid for an intermediate cross slide 2i. The bed further serves to support a gear housing 22 upon which a motor table 23, a motor 2d, ,y

said table being provided with a depending stud bearing a. roller 3b for engagement with the cam `groove and whereby the said table is moved longitudinally-to properly feed the work piece to the several milling units. This shaft 2t, see Figs. i and d, also carries a bevel pinion 3i which meshes with and drives a similar bevel pinion 32 upon a short shaft 33 which has its bearing in the side than upon the ends or bearings.

wall of the bed i5 and is positioned at a right angle to the driving shaft '26. This short shaft dit carries a small gear dei that meshes with and drives a similar gear 35 mounted above the gear 3d and upon a cam shaft 3d journaled within bearings of the bed 2t for the intermediate cross slide 2i which carries the vertical cutter spindles 3d and 3Q. The slide, as will be seen from Fig. 3, is provided with an adjusting plate iii that is adjustably secured to the under side of the slide by screws lil and includes parallel bevel side edges corresponding with and for the purpose of engaging the dovetail ways in the top portion of the intermediate bed 2t. This plate also carries a depending stud upon which a roller i2 is mounted for engagement with the groove of the cam at'. By reason of the employment of a separate adjusting plate having beveled edges to engage the dovetails of the intermediate bed and the use of the screws di for securing said plate to the slide and the further employment of the microm- .eter adjusting screw d3 not only can a very secure connection be insured as between the plate and slide but also it is possible to obtain avery ne adjustment, which is clearly disclosed by the graduations shown on the collar of the screw dit.

'.fn automobile engine crank shaft such as I have before referred to is shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1 and in full lines on a slightly enlarged scale in Figs. 8 and 9 and is designated as A. Rotary milling cutters such as I employ are shown in dotted lines in these figures, and are positioned in relation to the several portions of the crank shaft illustrated. In this connection it will be observed that `the milling operations are performed on the cheeks of the crank shaft rather This obviously is due to the fact that the crank shaft is of va very irregular shape, making it difficult to finish the same when supported in end points or bearthe same may be properly engaged at these places for milling or turning operations.

Referring again tov Figs. i and 5 it will be seen that the rotary side cutters iid-dil mounted on the vertical spindles 3d and 3d perform horizontal cutting operations on opposite cheek portions' d oi the crank shaft, while the side milling cutters l5 on the horizontal spindles te perform v carried thereby, including the cutters d5, are similar in design, I will use the same reference characters todesignate the like parts of the two units. The-columns carrying the units are secured to the base id in spaced 'relation one to the other and between them is positioned the intermediate bed 2 6 and its cross-slide 2i upon which a second motor il is mounted and employed for driving the vertical spindles 3d and 39, see Fig. 5. The

driving spindle of this motor extends into a housing it of the cross slide di and carries a gear d@ that meshes with and drives a larger gear 5@ carried upon a short shaft 5i journaled in bearings of the housing d. This shaft 5i also carries a smaller gear 52 that meshes withya fourth gear 53 mounted upon the upper end of va relatively long shaft 5d that is journaled in bearings of the slide 2i. These gears t9, 5d, 52, and 53 obviously comprise speed changing gears whereby the speed of the motor is reduced for the spindles to the milling cutters. This shaft 5d also carries two additional gears 55 and 55 one for each of the cutter spindles. The lower cutter spindle 39 is mounted in a housing il@ that is adjustably mounted, see Fig. l., in ways '5l on the front of the cross slide 2i. The lower milling cutter dii is mounted upon the upper end portion of this lower spindle 39 and, as will be seen, is in axial alignment with the upper spindle and the two serve to mill off the opposite cheeks d of the crank shaft A, see Figs. 5, 8, and 9. The upper cutter spindle 38 is also mounted in a housing 5d that is vertically adjustably mounted in axial alignment with the lower spindle on the front of the cross slide 2i by means of clamping screws 59 and a micrometer adjusting screw 6B whereby the distances between the two spaced apart cutters may be more accurately set to insure like milling operations upon successive crank shafts. 5i indicates a removable plate, having a turn button 62, which serves to close an opening in the rear of the cross slide, through which access is had to the interior of the same.

coupled to an aligned horizontal drive shaft d3, journaled in, a cutter slide @d provided with an adjusting plate 55, see Fig. 3, fitted to the/column i9 by dovetail and gibs, and may be secured to the plate by means of screws te. The drive shaft 2t is provided with gear connections 6l with a longitudinal shaft t8 that carries bevel gears te, one for each cutter unit, that connects with a similar bevel gear l@ on a vertical shaft li. A relatively long worm 'i2 is slidably splined upon each of these shafts li and meshes with and drives a worm gear i3 upon the cutter drive shaft 63, the said worm gears being inclosed within a housing ld forming a part of the cutter slide td and adapted to move vertically with it. This i secured to the column by screws 18. These two;

Aallow the cutter slide 64, its housing 14, its casv ing 15, shaft 63, and gear 13 to freely move up and casings form an inclosure for the shafts 1| and' down with respect to the shaft 1| b y the action of the 'cam 95. An arm 80 is mounted upon each of these cutter slides and projects forward and over the crank shaft A to vsupport the cutter spindles 46 and is dovetailed into the said cutter slide 64 for longitudinal adjustment. Screws 8| are employed to secure the slide in its adjusted position. As will be seen from Fig. 3 only the dovetailed underfaces of these extending arms 80 engage the slide, the sides of the arms being clear of the columns I9. Since the slide housings and arms are adjustably secured to the side of the column I provide a counterbalancing means for the same, see Fig. 3, comprising a spring, 82 inclosed within a tubular casing 83 located within and secured tothe column, that engages one end of a rod 84. A chain 85 that is guided over rollers 86 has one end connected to the Isaid rod 84 and the other end to an adjustable connection 81 with a guide plate'65, see Fig. 3, that is adjustably connected to the cutter slide by means of screw bolts 88. The forward end of the arm 80 is provided with a hanger 89 that is clamped by a screw 90 and supports the forward end of the spindle 46 in alignment with the axis of the drive shaft that is connected with the `inner end of the cutter spindles. The chain..85 and rollers are preferably inclosed by a housing 9|.

.The vertical feeding movement for the cutters 45, is obviously obtained by vertical movement of the arm 80 and its slide 64, the weight of which is counterba-lanced by the before mentioned spring 82. The vertical movements of these cutters and slides are derived from the motor 24 through its gear housing l22 and the connected shaft 21, see Figs. 3 and 4. 'I'his shaft 21 extends through the base of the two columns ,|9-|9 as well as the intermediate bed 20 and carries two worms 92-92, one for each pair jof milling cutters 45 carried upon the spindles one description for the parts driven from these worms will obviously answer for both, and which comprises a vertical cam shaft 94 that is journaled within the column and carries a cam '95, the groove of which receives and guides a roller 96 mounted upon a stud 91 secured in the dovetailed guide plate 65 to which the cutter slide 64 is connected.

'I'he crank shaft A, see Figs. 1 and 8, is formed of a relatively heavy forging and is also of a veryA irregular shape, those for different motors being more or less different in design, but all these shafts include a central longitudinal axis which extends through aligned bearing portions which are designated as b-b. In the drawings c-c indicates the crank pins of the shaft to which in practice connecting rods are connected and d-d indicates cheeks. As applied to my machine, the crank shafts are provided with centering sockets e in each end'which are adapted to be engaged by 'the centering points 98 of the head stock 99 and tail stock |00. 'I'he tail stock, see Figs. 1 and 8, is provided with a rest to support one end of the crank shaft when loading the same in the machine, and a similar rest |02 is secured to the table I8 for supporting the other end of the crank shaft, see Figs. 6, 7, and 8. After the crank shaft A has been positioned'on these rests |0| and |02, the hand wheel |03 and the points 98 of the tail stock are rotated to engage the tapering walls of the socket e until the crank shaft is 46, therefore,

raised from its supports, see Fig. 8, and centered with the axis of thefcenters of the head stock and tail stock. |04 indicates a centering pin which is carried upon a slide |05 mounted in the headstock for adjustment to register with ,a point ,f on the crank shaft for the purpose of positioning the same preparatory to the milling operations. This crank shaft, as will be seen, is .mounted longitudinally-upon the tableA which is adapted)v for reciprocatory movement, and together with the shaft is fed backward and forward during 4the milling operations of the several cutters.

In connection with the chucking of the crank shaft A I employ what I term an equalizer which is shown in Fig. 7 and being mounted upon the reciprocatory table |8 serves to finally position the -crank shaft so .that the cheeks and their crank pi'ns are disposed radially with respect to the axis of the crank shaft, and at a proper angle to the other. This obviously'insures the proper vertical and horizontal milling of the respective cheeks of the shaft.` This equalizer, see Figs. 6,

'7, and 8 comprises ya plate |06 that` is secured to the table by means of screws |01 and is provided with ways in which adjustable jaws |08 and |09 are mounted. Each oi these jaws are provided with a plate 0 for engagement wita opposite sides of one of thecrank pins c of the crank-shaft to adjust it forward or backward .as may be necessary to insure its desired positioning. An adjusting screw having right hand threads engages the jaw |08 and is adapted to be operated by the hand wheel ||2. This adjusting screw is provided with an intermediate bearing 3 mounted upon the bed plate |06. The jaw |09 is also provided with an adjusting screw I I 4 having lefthand threads, which is tubular in form inclosing in part the screw which freely extends therethrough. A hand wheel ||5 is mounted upon the whereby the latter may be turned to move the jaw |09 forward or backward.

bed plate |06 and serves as a support for the two said adjusting screws and their wheels. This means it will be apparent that this equalizer will serve to provide the final adjustmentv for the proper positioning of the crank shaft preparatory to the milling operations.

Referring more, particularly to Figs. 6, 8 and 9, it will be seen that the milling cutters mounted upon the twohorizontal spindles 46 'carried by the slides 80 serve to mill off the opposite cheeks g-g of such portions ofthe crank shaft as may be necessary while the end cutters on the aligned vertical spindles simultaneously operate on the cheeks d-d see Figs. 8 and 9, of intermediate portions of the crank shaft. The first mentioned cutters 45 in addition to their rotary movement and in addition 'to the movement of the crank shaft by reason of their being mounted on a vertically movable slide, provide a vertical vfeeding movement in addition to the horizontal feeding movement of the table and the Work upon which the cutters 45 operate.. The cutters 45 after being properly adjusted for the particular finished dimensions of the work to be operated upon have only horizontal feeding movements which y t shown in Figs. and il, it will be noted that time, in fact, than it requires to remove the milled piece and the loading of the next piece'to be operated upon.

Referring to the modified form of the invention the work table it and parts carried thereby are similar to that shown in the other form and is operated from the shaft 2t and through the cam Sit. This modified form of structure further includes shaft 3d, gears 3G and @En which drive the shaft 3&5 and its cam 36'. This cam in turn operates the cross ,slide 2l. The` milling cutters and shafts in this instance are driven from the shaft 2t thus eliminating the use of the motor di?. The cross slide which carries the end millers is likewise provided with screws ill and di for adjusting the position of the slide with respect to the plate itil.

A belt i il connects a pulley il@ on the shaft 2t with a pulley. mounted upon a flexible shaft i2@ one member of which is journaled in bearings il@ on the front of one of the columns it, while the other portion is journaled in a sleeved bearing llt' in the cross slide 2l. This shaft in turn carries a gear itl that meshes with a gear B22 on a short shaft las, which also carries a relatively long worm l2@ that meshes with and drives a worm gear las upon each of the two upper shafts dit and 3s. Each of these upper shafts carry a gear i2@ upon its rear end portion, which gears in turn mesh with and drive an idler gear itil that meshes with and drives the gear liti on the rear end portion of each of the two lower shafts i129. Suitable bearings are obviously provided for these gears and the rear end portion is inclosed by a housing ist. This line of drive therefore provides rotary movement for the four cutter spindles @BL-38 and lis-429 and the 4 side cutters li which are suitably mounted upon is desirablein some'instances especially where longer and heavier crank shafts are to be operated upon. In each instance, of course, the crank shafts have got to be in proper alignment and otherwise set absolutely accurate to provide the necessary milling or spotting operations were required. The sum total of the result of the modied construction is that four intermediate side millers are provided all of which operate against the rear side of the crank shaft, rather thanl two millers, that work against the top and bottom, or opposite sides, of the cranlr shaft.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

l. In a milling machine of the class described, a bed, a reciprocatory work table mounted upon the bed, a second bed disposed at a right angle to the first mentioned bed, a slide mounted on the second bed, a head stock and tail stock mounted on the table, cam means for imparting reciprocatory movement to the table and to the said slide, spaced apart vertically laligned cutter arbors carried 4by the slide, a bearing housing'for each of the said cutter arbors, means for adjustably securing said housings to the front of the erations on the upper portion of the rear side of arranco slide, end cutters carried by each of the adjacent ends of the two said cutter arbors for performing aligned milling operations on opposite sides of a piece of work, a common shaft connected to simultaneously drive the two said cutter arbors and a motor carried by the slide for operating said common shaft,

' 2. lin a milling machine of the classv described, the combination of spaced apart vertically movable slides, a slide intermediate the vertical mov able slides, means for reciprocating said slides, cutter arbore and cutters carried by said slides, means for operating the arbors and cutters, a reciprocatory work table, cam means for imparting reciprocatory movement to the table and to the said intermediate slide, spaced apart vertically aligned cutter arbors carried by the intery mediate slide, a bearing housing for each of the said cutter arbor-s, means for adjustably securing said housing to the intermediate slide, aA cutter carried by'each of the adjacent ends of the two said cutter arbors adapted to perform aligned milling operations on opposite sides of a piece of work, the three said milling units being operatably connected for simultaneously performing operations on spaced apart portions of an elongated work piece mounted upon the table.

3. A milling machine of the class described, including a base, spaced apart columns mounted thereon presenting two adjacent faces, a bed positioned on the base at the front side of each column, an intermediate bed mounted on the base between said columns, a reciprocatory work table mounted upon the nrst mentioned bed, a slide mounted on the adjacent sides of each of the two columns, means for reciprocating the two slides, a cutter arbor journaied in each of said two slides, vertically disposed intermediate shafts geared to operate the cutterarbors, a common drive shaft having separate gear connections for the two said connecting shafts for similarly operating the two said arbors, an intermediate slide mounted on the intermediate bed, means for reciprocating the last mentioned slide, cutter arbors and cutters carried by the intermediate slige, means for operating the last mentioned ar ors.

4. A milling machine of the class described, including a base. spaced apart columns mounted thereon, a table bed, an intermediate bed mounted on the base between the said cols, a reciprocatory work table mounted upon the table bed, a vertically movable slide mounted on each oi.

the two columns, means for operating the two intermediate bed and at a right angle to the movement of said work table, a cam and cam shaft for reciprocating the table, a cam and cam shaft for operating the 'intermediate slide, gears connecting the two said cam shafts, vertically disposed cutter arbors and cutters, carried by the vertically movable slides, means for operating the last mentioned arbore disposed vertically and at an angle to the vfirst mentioned arbore;

5. A milling machine including three spaced apart milling units two of which include horlzontally positioned cutter carrying arbors, the third being positioned intermediate the above mentioned two units and havlng spaced apart aligned cutter arbors arranged at a dierent angle from that of. the rst mentioned cutter arbors and including end cutters for operating upon opposite `sides of a work piece, a horizontal reciprocatory worl; carrying table adapted for supporting work in alignment with said milling units, said milling units being reciprocatively mounted for feeding the cutters to and from a work piece when secured upon the table,` cam means for lowering and raising the horizontal arbors and their cutters for milling operations, means for counterbalancin'g the weight of said spindles and their associatedl parts, means for driving the two said horizontal spindles through the worm and gear connections from the common drive shaft and means for providing feeding movements to the aligned driving spindles.

6. A milling machine of the class described, including a base, spaced apart columns mounted thereon, a tablebed, an intermediate bed mounted on the base between the said columns, a. reciprocatory work table mounted upon the iirst 4mentioned bed, a vertically movable cutter slide mounted on the face of each of the two columns, a common drive means for reciprocating the two slides, a cutter arbor ournaled in each-of said slides, a common drive shaft having separate gear connections for the two said connecting shafts for similarly operating the two said arbors, a

telescopic casing inclosing the said intermediate shafts, a slide mounted on the intermediate bed, means for reciprocating the last mentioned slide, two aligned cutter arbors and cutters carried by the verticallyv movable slides, a common drive means for operating the two vertical arbors and cutters.

'7. A milling machine of the classl described, in-

cluding a base, spaced apart columns mounted.

thereon, a bed positioned at the side` of the lcolumns, an intermediate bed mounted upon the base between the said columns, .a reciprocatory work table mounted upon the irst mentioned bed, a vertically movable slide mounted on each of the two columns, means for operating the two slides, an arbor and cutters mounted in each of the two vertical movable slides for operations upon the end portions of a work piece, when mounted on the table, means for operating said arbors and cutters, a third slide on the intermediate bed, side millers positioned upon said third slide for milling intermediate portions of the work piece, means for operating the last mentioned millers, the three said cutter units being connected for operations on spaced apart portions of an elongated work piece when mounted upon the reciprocatory table.

8. A milling machine of the class described, in'- cluding a base, columns mounted thereon presenting two adjacent faces, a bed mounted upon the base at the front of. the column, a reciprocap tory work table mounted upon the rst mentioned bed, a head stock and tail stock mounted on the work table, a slide mounted on the adjacent sides of each of the columns, cutter arbors and cuttersv carriedy by the last mentioned slides, means for reciprocating the two said slides, a slide mounted on the intermediate bed, means for reciprocating the intermediate slide, cutter arbors and cutters -carried by the intermediate slide, means for operating the last mentioned arbors disposed lat an' angle with respect to the rst mentioned arbors,

the three said cutter umts being connected for operations on spaced apart portions of an elongatedwork piece when carried on the reciprocatory table.

9. A milling machine of .the` class described, including a base, spaced apart columns mounted thereon presenting two adjacent faces, a bed positioned on the base at tlie front of. the columns, an intermediate bed mounted upon the base between said columns, a reciprocatory work table mounted upon the first mentioned bed, aA vertically movable cutter slide mounted on the adjacent sides of each of the two columns, cutter arbors and cutters carried by the last mentioned slides, means for operating the two said slides, a third slide on the intermediate bed, cam means for imparting reciprocatory movement to the last mentioned slide, vertically aligned cutter arbors journaled in the last mentioned slide at a right angle to the rst mentioned arbors, means for adgusting said arbors and cutters with respect to each other, means for operating the vertically aligned arbors, the three said cutter units being connected for simultaneous operations on spaced apart portions of an elongated work piece when mounted upon the reciprocatory table.

10. A milling machine of the class described, including a base, spaced apart columns mounted thereon presenting two adjacent faces, a bed positioned on the base adjacent the columns, an

intermediate bed mounted upon the base between said columns, a reciprocatory work table mounted upon the rst mentioned bed, a vertically movable slide mounted on the adjacent sides of. each of the two columns, means for operating the two said slides, a slide mounted on the intermediate bed, means for reciprocating'the last mentioned slide at a right angle to the first mentioned slides, cutter arbors and cutters carried by each of said slides, means for operating each of the arbors, the three said cutter umts being connected for simultaneous operations on spaced apart portions of an elongated work piece when mounted upon the reciprocatory table.

11. A milling machine of the class described, including a base, spaced apart columns mounted thereon presenting two adjacent faces, a bed intermediate bed mounted upon the base between the said columns, a reciprocatory work table mounted upon the rst mentioned bed, a cutter slide mounted on each of the adjacent sides of the two said columns, cam shafts and cams for vertically moving the two said cutter slides, a drive shaft, separate-gear connections from the drive shaft to the cam shafts i'or similarly operating the same and their slides, an intermediate slide, mounted on the intermediate bed, means for reciprocating the intermediate slide, cutter arbors and cutters carried by the intermediate slide, at a right angle to the first mentioned cutter slides,'means' for operating the last mentioned cutter arbors, the three said cutter units being connected for simultaneous operationsl on spaced apartv portions of. an elongated work piece when mounted upon the reciprocatory table.

.positioned on the base adjacent the columns, an 

